dbb@fluke.UUCP (Dave Bartley) (01/30/84)
There has recently been a resurgence of local breweries who
distribute only in a small area. I'm interested in knowing what
really good and esoteric brewing companies have sprung up in
other parts of North America (or were there all along).
In Washington state, there are three that fit the bill. None of
their brews are bottled; they're available on draught only.
Red Hook Brewery in Seattle puts out Red Hook Ale and Black Hook
Stout. The former is a sweet, reddish, controversial ale with a
slight aroma of banana. The latter I haven't tried yet.
Grant's in Yakima brews a Russian Stout, Scottish Ale, India Pale
Ale and a Christmas Ale (at the obvious time). The Scottish Ale
and Christmas Ale tie for the best brew I've ever had, even over
the couple hundred beers, ales and stouts I tried in Europe. Of
course, I'm not biased or anything...
The third brewery is in Horseshoe Bay in the far North, which
sells its brew at only one establishment which I have yet to visit.
So, maltophiles, what's good in your area?
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sun ssc-vax ucbvax!lbl-csam /chuqui@nsc.UUCP (Chuq Von Rospach) (02/03/84)
In the SF Bay Area, the local Brewery is Anchor Steam. There is nothing
quite like Anchor Steam beer when you can find it.
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inmet!andrew Feb 8 09:51:00 1984
I'm glad to see that someone else likes Anchor Steam! (Interesting, too, to
see that it's apparantly hard to find even in its native area.) Anchor
Brewing Co. also makes very good ale and porter; unfortunately, these are
usually even harder to find than the Steam Beer.
Consumer Reports tested beer last year (7/83) and not only included Anchor
Steam but actually liked it, rating it "Very Good" ("Unusual flavor and aroma
of strong malt and caramel... rather idiosyncratic in taste and price").
The Wall Street Journal even mentioned Anchor Steam briefly a couple of weeks
back, in an editorial comparing local banks with local breweries.
I know of two places in the Boston suburbs where Anchor products can usually
be found: Vinebrook Bottle Shop in Lexington (rt. 4/225, opp. Stop & Shop)
and Woodlawn's (or something like that) in Burlington (Middlesex Tpk. &
Wheeler Rd., just south of 128). I'm sure there are several others.
Andrew W. Rogers, Intermetrics ...{harpo|ima|esquire}!inmet!andrew